Planning appeal decision
The White House, Crouch Lane, Winkfield, Windsor, SL4 4TN
Planning appeal 3269209 at The White House, Crouch Lane, Winkfield, Windsor, SL4 4TN (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2021 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
part single-storey and part two-storey side extension with basement
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- SL4 4TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness caused by the scale and prominence of the proposed extension was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to the appellants' other considerations, and very special circumstances did not exist.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight of other considerations advanced by the appellants
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the Bracknell Forest Borough Local PlanPolicy CS9 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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